He may not have played much of a part in England’s World Cup success, but Danny Welbeck was still an important member of Gareth Southgate's squad.

After quarter-final win against Sweden, Southgate was quick to pay tribute to the likes of Welbeck - saying that he and the other squad players have been a vital ingredient in England’s success.

The former Manchester United striker only featured as a substitute against Belgium, but despite that lack of game time, his extended stay in Russia means he will now miss the start of Arsenal’s Premier League campaign.

Should England have lost in the quarter-finals, Welbeck would have returned to London Colney the week before the 2018/19 season gets underway, but now he is expected to report back the day after the opener with Manchester City on August 12.

Of the current Arsenal players who were involved at the World Cup this summer, Mesut Ozil, Alex Iwobi and Mohamed Elneny all returned to Colney on Monday, July 23 - just as Arsenal flew out to Southeast Asia.

Danny Welbeck (Image: Mike Hewitt - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

The four Arsenal players who saw their World Cup dreams ended at the Last-32 stage will definitely not be travelling to Singapore, however.

Nacho Monreal, Granit Xhaka, Lichtsteiner and David Ospina, who was knocked out of the tournament by England, will all return to London Colney on Wednesday, August 1 - the day Emery’s side will face Chelsea in Dublin.